c. 1300, conduyt, from Old French conduit (12c.) "escort, protection; pipe, channel," from Latin conductus "a leading, a pipe" (see conduct). A doublet of conduct, differentiated in meaning from 15c.
权威例句
1. The organization had acted as a conduit for money from the arms industry.
那家机构充当了从军火工业向他处中转资金的渠道。
2. Pakistan became a conduit for drugs produced in Afghanistan.
巴基斯坦成了阿富汗毒品的贩运通道。
3. It is desirable that compensating cables be run in earthed conduit.
补偿导线最好在地下管道中穿过.
4. The first, computer information allocates the change of conduit.
第一, 电脑资讯分配管道的变化.
5. Il m'a indiqu é la route qui conduit à la gare.